REG - Winking Studios Ltd - Completion of Proposed Acquisition

Winking StudiosAnnouncement

02/04/2026 07:00

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RNS Number : 1452Z  Winking Studios Limited  02 April 2026

WINKING STUDIOS LIMITED

(Company Registration No. 159882)

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands)

 

 COMPLETION OF THE PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF ALL THE ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING
 SHARES IN THE CAPITAL OF STUDIOS AMPERA INC.

 

All capitalised terms used and not defined herein shall have the same meanings
ascribed to them in the Company's announcement dated 27 March 2026 in relation
to the proposed acquisition of all the issued and outstanding shares  in the
capital of Studios Ampera Inc. ("Ampera") (the "Previous Announcement").

 

The Board of the Company refers to the Previous Announcement and is pleased to announce that the completion of the Proposed Acquisition took place on 1 April 2026 (the "Completion") in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Share Purchase Agreement.
 
With the Completion, Claude Bordeleau, formerly a senior leader of Keywords Studios, joins the Group as Chief Revenue Officer and leads the Group's global commercial strategy across Western markets, reporting directly to Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer (Founder) Johnny Jan.

 

Further information on Ampera and the Proposed Acquisition are set out in the
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BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

 

 

Mr. Johnny Jan

Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer (Founder)

 

2 April 2026

 

 

 

This announcement has been reviewed by the Company's sponsor, PrimePartners
Corporate Finance

Pte. Ltd. (the "Sponsor"). It has not been examined or approved by the
Singapore Exchange Securities

Trading Limited (the "SGX-ST") and the SGX-ST assumes no responsibility for
the contents of this announcement, including the correctness of any of the
statements or opinions made or reports contained in this announcement. The
contact person for the Sponsor is Ms. Foo Jien Jieng, 16 Collyer Quay, #10-00
Collyer Quay Centre, Singapore 049318, sponsorship@ppcf.com.sg.

 

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to
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information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014
as it forms part of

United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act
2018, as amended by

virtue of the Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enquiries

 Singapore                                          UK
 Winking Studios Limited                            Alma Strategic Communications

 Johnny Jan, Executive Director and CEO (Founder)   Justine James / David Ison / Emma Thompson

 Oliver Yen, Finance Director and Group CFO         +44 (0)20 3405 0205

                                                    WKS@almastrategic.com (mailto:WKS@almastrategic.com)

 8PR Asia (Investor Relations)                      Strand Hanson Limited

 Alex Tan                                           (Financial and Nominated Adviser)

 +65 9451 5252                                      James Harris / James Bellman

 alex.tan@8prasia.com                                +44 (0)20 7409 3494

 PrimePartners Corporate Finance Pte. Ltd.          SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP (Joint Broker)

 (Sponsor)                                          Stuart Gledhill / Charlie Bouverat (Corporate Finance)

 Foo Jien Jieng                                     Abigail Wayne / Rob Rees (Corporate Broking)

 sponsorship@ppcf.com.sg                            +44 (0)20 3470 0470

                                                    Zeus Capital Limited (Joint Broker)

                                                    James Hornigold (Investment Banking)

                                                    Ben Robertson (Equity Capital Markets)

 

About Winking Studios Limited (AIM and SGX: WKS)

 

Headquartered in Singapore and dual-listed on the London Stock Exchange and
Singapore Exchange (Trading Code: WKS), Winking Studios Limited is one of the
leading global AAA game art outsourcing studios and an established game
development company.

 

With over 25 years of experience and established track record, the Group
provides end-to-end art outsourcing, game development services and other
gaming services across various platforms for the global gaming industry via
its three business segments of Art Outsourcing, Game Development and Global
Publishing & Other Services.

 

The Group has 14 studios across Taipei, Nanjing, Suzhou, Dalian, Tianjin,
Shanghai, Quebec and Kuala Lumpur with over 1,400 highly skilled employees
serving a global customer base that includes 22 of the top 25 game publishers
in the world.

 

For more information, please visit www.winkingworks.com
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